October 21, 2020
The New Virtual Open Scholarship Commons
Screenshot of “Welcome to the Long Shadows of Seattle,” a podcast project exploring Seattle’s history of racial justice and political activism, supported by Libraries staff. OSC staff can help users find the right tools and support to effectively share stories waiting to be told within Libraries collections.
Research in the 21st century is based on interdisciplinary connections and relies on technology to create and share for the public good. We know that it can be challenging for students and faculty to connect across disciplines, access technology, learn relevant skills, and share research openly. We are excited to bring together a suite of services to more equitably support this work in the virtual Open Scholarship Commons (OSC). The OSC will provide a hub for cross-disciplinary knowledge creation and dissemination– supporting you in using digital tools to openly share your research and safely integrating new digital pedagogy techniques into your classroom.
The OSC will provide a hub for cross-disciplinary knowledge creation and dissemination–
The virtual OSC space brings together Libraries consultation services, workshops, and events on a range of topics.
The OSC can help you:
- share and publish your work openly;
- prepare to manage and analyze your research data;
- create and produce audio and visual media;
- use geospatial tools to create maps relating to your research;
- integrate digital tools or methods into a classroom setting;
- navigate rights for your own publications, your thesis and dissertation, or your born-digital work.
Screenshot of The Mill on the Floss, a digital edition created by students in English 440/529, hosted on Manifold. OSC staff can provide workshops and consultations to help develop projects like this.
This space will continue to grow and evolve throughout the coming year with the addition of campus partners joining us in the virtual space. We will modify services based on your feedback from OSC consultations, workshops, and events. Through participation, you will help shape the future of this virtual space that will eventually evolve into a new physical space within the Libraries when it is safe to be together again on campus.
We encourage you to explore OSC services and upcoming events on our website, including our OSC project page with many examples of how the OSC team is supporting open digital scholarship projects across UW. You’re helping create the OSC by using it!
Questions?
Contact the OSC team here.
